Denise Miller called the meeting =
to order at=20
10:34 a.m. =
Scott=20
Williams recorded the minutes.

The=20
minutes of the previous meeting were approved.New attendees to =
our=20
council meeting were recognized and welcomed.

Old Business: =

I.Committee =
Reports and=20
Discussions on the Diversity Conference, Diversity: =
=93What=92s In=20
It For Me?=94 being held at KVCC, Wed., 3/24/04

a) =20
The Food Committee report was =
submitted by=20
Jackie Howlett.Estimated costs=20
are as follows: =20
Lunch, Coffee & Tea =3D $1,070.00.If we =
include donut=20
holes, the estimated cost would be $1,250.00.An =
updated budget=20
will be presented at the next meeting.

b) =20
There was no report from the Registration=20
Committee.1) Carolyn =
asked if we=20
should consider a registration fee to offset some of the=20
costs.2) It was=20
suggested that there be a registration sheet for each =
session and=20
the pros and cons of having pre-registration was =
discussed.3) Mary =
Johnson and=20
Lisa Boulding volunteered to work with Bonita on this=20
committee.

c) =20
There was no report from the Speaker=20
Committee.

d) =20
Mike said that before he could give a report from =
the=20
Sponsor Committee he needs each =
committee=92s budget=20
so that his committee can try to offset the cost of the =
conference=20
through sponsorships. =20
He asked that each committee come to the next =
meeting with=20
a proposed budget.

e) =20
The Publicity Committee report was =
submitted=20
by Nancy. =
She=20
circulated a flier that listed the types of publicity that =
were=20
available including any associated costs.

f) =20
Both Leona and Mary reported for the Vendor=20
Committee. =
They have spoken to Pete and were told that vendors =
were=20
not allowed to sell items at the conference.

g) =20
Denise asked each committee to have an estimated =
budget for=20
the next meeting. =
She=20
said that we would have the budget from last year=92s =
conference at=20
the next meeting and would devote time to discuss =
individual=20
committee budget requests.